MAC has two great colours to check out - Russian Red and Ruby Woo. The first is more orange-red, Ruby Woo is a classic blue red. Both are matte so have good staying power.

Revlon has some good long-last reds but they can be drying.

To help red last the distance on clients I:

- outline and fill in with lip liner
- apply a layer of lipstick with a brush, pressing into all the little lip crevices. Blot well. This creates a good stain, like an undercoat.
- apply another layer, blot, one more layer.

Hope your DD's concert goes well!